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FRENCH VERB

décider

to decide

  • #79 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: décidé
  • Present participle: décidant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I decide
  2. tu you decide
  3. il, elle, on he/she decides
  4. nous we decide
  5. vous you decide
  6. ils, elles they decide

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I decided
  2. tu you decided
  3. il, elle, on he/she decided
  4. nous we decided
  5. vous you decided
  6. ils, elles they decided

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to decide
  2. tu you used to decide
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to decide
  4. nous we used to decide
  5. vous you used to decide
  6. ils, elles they used to decide

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will decide
  2. tu you will decide
  3. il, elle, on he/she will decide
  4. nous we will decide
  5. vous you will decide
  6. ils, elles they will decide

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would decide
  2. tu you would decide
  3. il, elle, on he/she would decide
  4. nous we would decide
  5. vous you would decide
  6. ils, elles they would decide

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I decide
  2. tu (that) you decide
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she decide
  4. nous (that) we decide
  5. vous (that) you decide
  6. ils, elles (that) they decide

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu decide!
  2. nous decide! (let’s)
  3. vous decide! (plural, or formal)

How to use décider

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je décide ce soir et je t'appelle.

    I'll decide tonight and call you.

  2. Past

    On a décidé de rester un jour de plus.

    We decided to stay one more day.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, c'est toujours lui qui décidait du restaurant.

    Before, he was always the one who chose the restaurant.

  4. Future

    On décidera sur place selon la météo.

    We'll decide there depending on the weather.

  5. Conditional

    À ta place, je déciderais vite, l'offre ne durera pas.

    In your place, I'd decide quickly, the offer won't last.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous décidiez avant la fin du mois.

    You need to decide before the end of the month.

  7. Imperative

    Décidez vite, les places partent.

    Decide quickly, the seats are going.

Good to know

  • Décider de + infinitive : on a décidé de partir. Se décider is to make up your mind.

Where you hear décider

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • C'est moi qui décide ! It's me who decides!
  • J'ai décidé de rester en France. I decided to stay in France.
  • On va décider ensemble. We're going to decide together.
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Dinner with Hugo

Beginner Level 3 · je décide

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